Laundry-bag holder



Aug. 9 1927.

O. JETEL.

LAUNDRY BAG HOLDER Filed March 24, l926 Patented Aug. 9, 1927.

UNITED STATES I one m, or cnicaeo, rnnmoisi LAUNDRY-nae HOLDER.

Application filed March 24, 1926'. Serial No. 97,029..

This invention relates to bag holders. It is an object of thisinventionto provide an improved form of bag holder adapted to hold themouth of the bag open and to read- 1 ily permit removal of a full bagand replacement thereof with another.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a bag holding framewith a cover, the frame being split to open out and permit removal ofthe without the necessity of attempting to pull a bulging bag up throughthe holding device necessary to maintain the mouth of the bag open belowthe cover.

It is another object of this invention to provide a simple, inexpensiveand attractive bag holding frame suitable for use as a mail bag holderor as a laundry and wash receptacle in bathrooms, hospitals and thelike.

The invention comprises the novel struc ture and combinationshereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate certain preferredembodiments of this invention and in which similar reference numeralsrefer to similar features in the dif-' ferent views,

Figure 1 is a top view of a device embodying one form of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on the line IIIIII of Figure 2, showingin dotted lines the framework opened out for removal of the bag.

Figure 4 is a View of the bag holder and bag partly broken away. I

Figure 5 is a section on the line V.V of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the cover hinge.

As shown on the drawings:

A laundry bag is shown at 10 which may be of plain cylindrical formwithout a special form of top other than means such as hemming toprevent unraveling of the trimmed edge thereof. The top of this bag isturned over a ring 12 split in two parts and hinged midway between twoof the sup-' porting posts 14. A split clamping ring 15 is split at 16and is hinged at 17, opposite the split, to provide vertical movementand the edges at the split are resiliently held together by a spring 18forming a handle and bridging the split thus forming a snap ring topwhen turned overthe edge of the rectly to the snap ring.

which 'can'be forced down over the bag first ring 12. I

The posts 14, usually either three or four, but preferably four, aresecured to the ring '12, thetops of the posts coming sufficiently belowthetop edge of thering 12 to provide suflicient space for the snap ring15. The lower ends ofthese posts are formed in any suitable manner .toreceive castors 19, and .near the bottom'asecond'ring 20, like-the ring12, is split in two parts and hinged at 21 Unlike the ring 12, the ring20 is secured together at the split opposite the hinge by a spring latch22, secured to one end'of the ring and snapping over a pin 23 on theother end of the ring when closed. This spring is released from the. pinby lifting the projecting end 24.

A cover 25 is provided and is hing-ed in fixed relationship to the snapring 15 so that when the ring is lifted to remove a bag the cover willbe lifted likewise. Preferably the cover hinge 26 is on the same pin 27as the ring hinge 17 for the sake of simplicity.

However, while not so convenient, it is possible to hinge the coverseparately di- The hinge structure is clearly shown in Figure 6, thecover hinge section 26 being in the center with the ring hinge sections17 on either side and the stationary loops 28 of the hinge on theoutside, these loops extending down to a plate 29 secured to one of theposts 14.

In operation the snap ring 15 is pulled or swung up out of the way bygrasping the spring handle 18 and the latch 22 on the lower ring 21,released to permit the framework to be swung open, as shown in dottedlines in Figure 3, thuspermitting easy removal of a full bag which whenstuffed is apt to bulge out between the posts and therefore be difiicultto draw up through the top ring if the framework was not split. Theframe may then be closed and an empty bag inserted, the top of the bagbeing turned down over the outside of the ring 12 and the snap ringforced down thereover. It is, of course, to be understood that the termring used herein is meant to include other than simply circular forms.

I am aware that many changes may be made andnumerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention and I therefore do not purpose limitingthe patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention: I

1. A bag holder comprising a skeleton framework in two parts, a hingeconnecting one side a latch on the other side, a clamping member adaptedto be forced down over the top of said framework when closed, a

' clamp and the cover.

3. A bag holder framework adapted to hold an open mouthed bag, a clampfor holdihgsaid bag, a cover for the mouth of said bag and a singlehinge for both said clamp and said cover.

' 4. A bag holder frame-work adapted for side opening, a clamping bandfor holding an open-mouthed bag therein, a cover for the mouth ofthe'bag, a common hinge for both the clamp and the cover, the said bandbeing split opposite to the hinge, and a spring member bridging the endsof the band and also serving as a handle therefor.

5. A bag holder frame-work adapted to. hold an open-mouthed bag, a-clampfor holding said bag, a cover for the mouth of the bag, and a singlehinge'for both the clamp and said cover, the cover and clamp beingmovable on said hinge together and independently of one another.

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